Noun suffixes for B2 First

Noun suffixes for B2 First

Let's learn the most common noun suffixes !

Noun suffixes

• -MENT: agree (verb) - agreement (noun), develop (v) - development (n)

• ATION: confirm (v) - confirmation (n), consider (v) - consideration (n)

• ION: elect (v) - election (n), collect (v) - collection (n)

• ANCE: appear (v) - appearance (n), resist (v) - resistance (n)

• ENCE: differ (v) - difference (n), exist (v) - existence

• ISM: criticise (v) - criticism (n), hero (n) - heroism (n)

• NESS: happy (adj) - happiness (n), kind (adj) - kindness (n)

• AGE: short (adj) - shortage (n), mile (n) - mileage (n)

• SHIP: friend (n) - friendship (n), reader (n) - readership

• HOOD: brother (n) - brotherhood (n), likely (adj) - likelihood (n)

• Y: burglar (n) - burglary (n), deliver (v) - delivery (n)

• URE: fail (v) - failure (n)

• AL: survive (v) - survival (n)

People noun suffixes

• ER: write (v) - writer (n), produce (v) - producer (n)

• OR: edit (v) - editor (n), conduct (v) - conductor (n)

• ESS: act (v) - actress (n), wait (v) - waitress (n)

• EE: employ (v) - employee (n), interview (v) - interviewee (n)

• IST: biology (n) - biologist (n), piano (n) - pianist (n)

• IAN: politician (n), librarian

Let's check your instinct !

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Multiple Choice

I love my ________ It's very peaceful and safe. NEIGHBOUR

• neighbourness

• neighbourment

• neighbourhood

• neighboury

Multiple Choice

Our organisation has been in _______ for 15 years. EXIST

• existence

• existance

• existment

• existness

Multiple Choice

She won the ________ four times in succession. CHAMPION

• championy

• championage

• championhood

• championship

Multiple Choice

He suffered a series of tragedies that nearly drove him to ________ . MAD

• madship

• madhood

• madage

• madness

Multiple Choice

I renewed my _______ in the gym for a year because the fee was cheaper. MEMBER

• memberage

• membership

• memberance

• member

Multiple Choice

Scientists announced the ________ of a new species of plant. DISCOVER

• discovery

• discoverment

• discovership

• discoverness

Multiple Choice

The accident was the inevitable consequence of ________. The driver didn't keep the car in good condition and the brakes failed. CARELESS

• carelessage

• carelessment

• carelessness

• carelesshood